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Riding Ohio’s Triple Nickel

No more than 10 miles from where I learned to ride a motorcycle is one of our country’s finest set of twists and turns....

Peter Starr: Ep. 21 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest for Episode 21 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Peter Starr, who is an international ambassador for motorcycling. He’s an award-winning...

Parker Discovers America

I was doing a valve adjustment on a vintage BMW at home in southwestern Pennsylvania as my then 13-year-old son Parker looked on. “You...

Jon DelVecchio: Ep. 20 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest on Episode 20 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Jon DelVecchio, founder of Street Skills and author of “Cornering Confidence: The...

Favorite Ride: New York’s Glory Roads

There’s nothing quite as enjoyable as a motorcycle trip through a countryside bursting with the colorful hues of autumn. New York's glory roads -...

Favorite Ride: Lapping the Appalachians

Dad’s first sojourn through the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia needed to be grand. Dad is a desert...

Lauren Trantham: Ep. 19 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest on Episode 19 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Lauren Trantham, founder of Ride My Road. In 2016, Lauren set out...

2021 Zero FXE | First Look Review

Zero Motorcycles has been around for well over a decade now, and it's no surprise that the evolving EV space has seen a great...

2021 Aprilia Tuono V4 / Factory | First Ride Review

It was a glorious morning in Pasadena, California, and the huge windows overlooking historic Colorado Boulevard bathed Aprilia’s Advanced Design Center office in natural light. Miguel...

Keith Code: Ep. 18 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest on Episode 18 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Keith Code, founder and director of California Superbike School, which has trained...

Alone: Onward Through the Fog

Sometimes you don’t know where you are, the name of the town or even the state. The place is located by days and miles....

A Scenic Ride on Wisconsin Route 67: IMS Outdoors Chicago Ride

The second stop on the 2021 Progressive IMS Outdoors tour is near Chicago, Illinois, over the weekend of August 20-22. As the only stop...

Workhorse Speed Shop to Reveal Two New Custom Indian FTR Builds

Brice Hennebert, owner of Workhorse Speed Shop, in Belgium, has been busy during lockdown. After creating Appaloosa V1.0 in 2019 for the Sultans of Sprint then re-working the Indian Scout...

Valerie Thompson: Ep. 17 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest for Episode 17 of the Rider Magazine Insider podcast is Valerie Thompson, a professional drag racer and land-speed racer who holds the...

Favorite Ride: Wisconsin’s Waumandee Valley River Roads

Buffalo County, Wisconsin, is a hidden gem for motorcyclists. Located in the northwest part of the state, its southern border is the Mississippi River,...

Striking Vikings: How Husqvarna Captured America’s Heart

For a while there, 50 years ago, Husqvarna was perhaps the best-known and most desirable dirtbike in the world. They were good enough bikes — I...

The Why Behind Arai Helmets

In 1914, a doctor practicing near the Brooklands racetrack in England first correlated the relationship between motorcycle accidents and serious head injuries. Dr. Eric...

Wayne Rainey: Ep. 16 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest for Episode 16 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Wayne Rainey, president of MotoAmerica and a motorcycle racing legend. Rainey is...

Back to California Superbike School

A couple of friends – sportbike riders and track-day regulars – recently invited me on their Sunday morning canyon ride. I showed up on our Triumph...

Longhaulpaul: Ep. 15 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest for Episode 15 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Longhaulpaul (Paul Pelland), a long-distance motorcyclist who is Chasing the Cure: riding...

Fort Bragg to Sonoma Raceway: IMS Outdoors Northern California Ride

Taking in the view from Duncans Point on a cold, foggy summer day. (Photo by Kevin Wing) For 2021, the Progressive International Motorcycle Shows tour has...

Farewell to a Two-Wheeled Friend

On April 8, 2021, at 8:47 p.m. near Sarasota, Florida, my 2001 Honda Aero 1100, a trusted traveling companion for the last 14 years,...

Two Buddies Tour the Rocky Mountains

“You’ve got to enter this!” said my touring mate, Marco, when he called me about Moto Guzzi’s Spirit of the Eagle Rideaway competition. Describe your...

Favorite Ride: Rim of the World Scenic Byway

There are rides we’ve ridden only once and they became favorites, and then there are favorite rides we’ve ridden over and over again. This...

Romania to Istanbul Adventure

Trying to summarize a 14-day motorcycle tour through Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, with all of the roads and meals and people and historic...

Honda’s Dual Clutch Transmission

The age of the Dual Clutch Transmission is not approaching, it’s already here. If you happen to be comparison shopping Ferraris, Lamborghinis, or McLarens...

A Short Trip Back in Time: Early American Motorcycles at SFO Museum

When you make your way to an airport, most times you’re traveling to another place. But right now through the close of summer, San...

Favorite Ride: Rockies to Mount Rushmore

I see mountains! It’s Thursday, somewhere west of Anton, Colorado, and after four-and-a-half days and 1,600 miles, the snowcapped Rockies appear on the horizon....

‘The Bad Editor: Collected Columns and Untold Tales of Bad Behavior’ | A Biased Book Review

We all fight a battle between our opposites selves, between good and evil, between our inner demon and our inner angel. No one is...

Adirondack Motomarathon Set for June 1-4

With the New York Adirondack Motomarathon scheduled for June 1-4 based out of North River, New York, the first organized motorcycle sport-touring event format...

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